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Solo practices are a thing of the past, bros

too much power with the big firms for anyone to make a livin...
... ,. .,. ... ... ......  04/20/12
big firms don't do shitlaw. more like there are too many law...
Abbot Saxtus  04/20/12
thats not true.. there are so many practice areas BIGLAW doe...
AZNgirl violently raping Frosty the Snowman  04/20/12
divorce law is actually a money maker for my buddies 50 lawy...
;::::;;;;;:;;;;;::;;;;;  04/20/12
ive heard of lawyers doing all sorts of shit and making bank...
AZNgirl violently raping Frosty the Snowman  04/20/12
yep, operate in mass. it takes time to build that client li...
;::::;;;;;:;;;;;::;;;;;  04/20/12
i wonder if u just had money to spend like 10k a year on goo...
AZNgirl violently raping Frosty the Snowman  04/20/12
for immigration and disability, there has to be some marketi...
;::::;;;;;:;;;;;::;;;;;  04/20/12
yea i am thinking of trying this for a year just put 10k ...
AZNgirl violently raping Frosty the Snowman  04/20/12
are you fluent in texican? have access to a translator? Th...
;::::;;;;;:;;;;;::;;;;;  04/20/12
imagine u can get a LS student to do translation for 6 bucks...
AZNgirl violently raping Frosty the Snowman  04/20/12
the bulk of immigration work is working with companies who w...
Abbot Saxtus  04/20/12
"how else do ppl find lawyers nowadays" Referra...
~~(>' ' )>  04/21/12
or billboards. many poors don't have the internet.
.,.,..,...,..,:,,:,...,:::,...,:,.,.:...:.,:.::,;  04/21/12
you wouldn't get much becaus lawyer words are bid up to like...
wgwaG  04/21/12
CR. I just hired Marty Lipton to handle my landlord/tenant d...
,.,.,..,...,....,.,.,..,.,...,.,.,,..,,.,.,,.,..  04/20/12
Marty Lipton discreetly slipping a poison pill into your lan...
Abbot Saxtus  04/20/12
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,.,,,.;,,,..,.,,.,::.::,,...,....;;,;  04/20/12
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.,;'.,;'.,.;'.,.;'.,,.;,;.;,.''';[;.,,'  04/20/12
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Mark Ironside  04/20/12
sadly tcr. if a renaissance lawyer educated at farthest corn...
indian earl nikesh jindal  04/20/12
lol. I rmemeber that blog
;::::;;;;;:;;;;;::;;;;;  04/20/12
What happened to him?
~~(>' ' )>  04/21/12
he was getting an MA in anthropology according to his websit...
indian earl nikesh jindal  04/21/12
General practitioner jack of all trades solos are a dying br...
steve  04/20/12
Once again, Steve says something stupid and wholly off-base....
Idris Elba  04/20/12
explain
,.,.,.,,.,..,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,,..,..,.,.,.,.,.  04/20/12
See, "Requiem for a GP: End of an Era," NYSBA Jour...
steve  04/20/12
See just about 50% of all lawyers in this damn country.
Idris Elba  04/21/12
Nope, most lawyers are not GPs in solo practice -- not even ...
steve  04/21/12
Do you actually practice law?
Idris Elba  04/21/12
This is retarded. It seems like if you are a solo, you have ...
Coonpath  04/22/12
you just need a niche--either a specialized practice or demo...
Savage_Noble  04/20/12
And I just got done reading about an immigration lawyer disb...
steve  04/20/12
i've heard of quite a few attorneys getting disbarred for co...
Abbot Saxtus  04/20/12
lol what area isn't? the practice of law encourages it
,,,...,,......,,....  04/20/12
oh yeah, they're making 360k a year? seems likely
Abbot Saxtus  04/20/12
you do'nt think some shitlawyers make bank?
Savage_Noble  04/20/12
SOME people have made bank off the Carlton Sheets Real Estat...
Idris Elba  04/21/12
Carlton Sheets was a genius. when i was a kid, i figured tha...
Abbot Saxtus  04/21/12
Called Kaye sholar to do my arraignment
Ulysius Johnsmeyer, J.M.  04/20/12
*checks to make sure shitlaw steve is in this thread MFE'ing...
.,.,.;.,...,..,.,:,,:,..,..,::,..,:,.,.:,..:.,:.:,  04/20/12
The much bigger threat to solo lawyers and small firms is Le...
...,.,.....,....,..,.....,..,  04/21/12
No, those sites are WONDERFUL, because they will no doubt fu...
Idris Elba  04/21/12
the premise of this thread is flawed and completely out of t...
NoFaultPIP  04/21/12
i believe op is referring to "big shitlaw firms" n...
indian earl nikesh jindal  04/21/12
=( I kinda wanna go solo after my clerkship ends
.,,..,..,.,..:,,:,...,:::,.,.,:,.,.:.,:.,:.,:,  04/23/12


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Date: April 20th, 2012 8:35 PM
Author: ... ,. .,. ... ... ......

too much power with the big firms for anyone to make a living in small practice unless you're out in some rural wasteland

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509534)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 8:47 PM
Author: Abbot Saxtus (mr)

big firms don't do shitlaw. more like there are too many lawyers fighting for scraps

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509624)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 9:02 PM
Author: AZNgirl violently raping Frosty the Snowman

thats not true.. there are so many practice areas BIGLAW does not have, or is too expensive for

u can do virtually ANY type of law and if u structure it right u can make tons of money in SMALLLAW

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509740)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 9:04 PM
Author: ;::::;;;;;:;;;;;::;;;;; (sierra~)

divorce law is actually a money maker for my buddies 50 lawyer firm. It evolved from the trust and estates practice--rich doctors wanting hide wealth--well, now they are getting divorced. The section supposedly does surprisingly well.

and this is one of the oldest firms in Ft Worth, with offices in several cities

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509758)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 9:07 PM
Author: AZNgirl violently raping Frosty the Snowman

ive heard of lawyers doing all sorts of shit and making bank: immigration, plaintiff side employmetn, disability benefits, etc.

u just need to have more scale and more clients.. since u arent charging 800/hour

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509788)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 9:08 PM
Author: ;::::;;;;;:;;;;;::;;;;; (sierra~)

yep, operate in mass. it takes time to build that client list though. ugh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509809)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 9:09 PM
Author: AZNgirl violently raping Frosty the Snowman

i wonder if u just had money to spend like 10k a year on google adwards and other ads if u could just get clients from internet and shit... how else do ppl find lawyers nowadays

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509824)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 9:11 PM
Author: ;::::;;;;;:;;;;;::;;;;; (sierra~)

for immigration and disability, there has to be some marketing you could. for immigration, market or teach ESL classes. For disability, i have no idea except to buddy up to chiros or something.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509841)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 9:12 PM
Author: AZNgirl violently raping Frosty the Snowman

yea i am thinking of trying this for a year

just put 10k into ads, like 750 a month and see wht happens

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509846)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 9:13 PM
Author: ;::::;;;;;:;;;;;::;;;;; (sierra~)

are you fluent in texican? have access to a translator? They come very cheap

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509864)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 9:15 PM
Author: AZNgirl violently raping Frosty the Snowman

imagine u can get a LS student to do translation for 6 bucks an hour

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509884)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 9:13 PM
Author: Abbot Saxtus (mr)

the bulk of immigration work is working with companies who want to bring in foreign workers, not in getting family/marriage/business/student visas for individual immigrants

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509863)



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Date: April 21st, 2012 3:30 PM
Author: ~~(>' ' )>

"how else do ppl find lawyers nowadays"

Referrals from people they know.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20514270)



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Date: April 21st, 2012 3:31 PM
Author: .,.,..,...,..,:,,:,...,:::,...,:,.,.:...:.,:.::,;

or billboards. many poors don't have the internet.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20514275)



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Date: April 21st, 2012 3:32 PM
Author: wgwaG

you wouldn't get much becaus lawyer words are bid up to like 50-70 bucks per hit. assuming an average of 55 per click, you'd get 181 hits. LOL you'd do better to do some kind of pop under cpv.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20514286)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 8:56 PM
Author: ,.,.,..,...,....,.,.,..,.,...,.,.,,..,,.,.,,.,..

CR. I just hired Marty Lipton to handle my landlord/tenant dispute in Atlanta

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509700)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 8:59 PM
Author: Abbot Saxtus (mr)

Marty Lipton discreetly slipping a poison pill into your landlords coffee

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509718)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 10:47 PM
Author: ,.,,,.;,,,..,.,,.,::.::,,...,....;;,;



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20510594)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 10:55 PM
Author: .,;'.,;'.,.;'.,.;'.,,.;,;.;,.''';[;.,,'



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20510659)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 10:55 PM
Author: Mark Ironside (still Deadlifter)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20510661)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 9:06 PM
Author: indian earl nikesh jindal

sadly tcr. if a renaissance lawyer educated at farthest cornell cant make it solo, what hope does anyone else have

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509773)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 9:07 PM
Author: ;::::;;;;;:;;;;;::;;;;; (sierra~)

lol. I rmemeber that blog

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509784)



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Date: April 21st, 2012 3:31 PM
Author: ~~(>' ' )>

What happened to him?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20514274)



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Date: April 21st, 2012 3:35 PM
Author: indian earl nikesh jindal

he was getting an MA in anthropology according to his website before it disappeared completely

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20514298)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 9:07 PM
Author: steve

General practitioner jack of all trades solos are a dying breed. Solos with highly specialized and limited practices though are another story entirely.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20509785)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 10:45 PM
Author: Idris Elba (Fighting for his life and his skittles. . .)

Once again, Steve says something stupid and wholly off-base.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20510574)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 10:46 PM
Author: ,.,.,.,,.,..,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,,..,..,.,.,.,.,.

explain

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20510584)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 10:53 PM
Author: steve

See, "Requiem for a GP: End of an Era," NYSBA Journal, February 2011. HTH.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20510639)



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Date: April 21st, 2012 9:30 AM
Author: Idris Elba (Fighting for his life and his skittles. . .)

See just about 50% of all lawyers in this damn country.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20512470)



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Date: April 21st, 2012 3:22 PM
Author: steve

Nope, most lawyers are not GPs in solo practice -- not even close.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20514233)



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Date: April 21st, 2012 8:17 PM
Author: Idris Elba (Fighting for his life and his skittles. . .)

Do you actually practice law?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20515953)



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Date: April 22nd, 2012 2:40 PM
Author: Coonpath

This is retarded. It seems like if you are a solo, you have to be a jack of all trades. E.g., Your neighbor/client wants to start a business, he asks you to incorporate him. Then he needs you to help negotiate a lease for some office space. Then he needs his will updated. Then he wants to refinance the mortgage on his house, and he wants you to review the HUD. Then his 17-year old son gets arrested for drug possession, and he calls you. Etc. etc. etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20521500)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 10:50 PM
Author: Savage_Noble

you just need a niche--either a specialized practice or demographic. I've met a couple FOB Chinese lawyers who speak engrish with a thick accent but pull around 30k CASH each month.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20510617)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 10:54 PM
Author: steve

And I just got done reading about an immigration lawyer disbarred essentially for being illiterate. I'll get you the case cite tomorrow morning.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20510654)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 10:58 PM
Author: Abbot Saxtus (mr)

i've heard of quite a few attorneys getting disbarred for coaching FOBs to say shit like "they forced me to have an abortion" and all kinds of lies to get asylum. the lawyers don't even do the coaching themselves. they have non-lawyers doing the whole thing. the immigration lawyers crafting job descriptions specifically to bring in their favorite fob candidates aren't much better. such a scammy practice area.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20510681)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 11:03 PM
Author: ,,,...,,......,,....

lol what area isn't? the practice of law encourages it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20510716)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 10:54 PM
Author: Abbot Saxtus (mr)

oh yeah, they're making 360k a year? seems likely

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20510656)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 10:58 PM
Author: Savage_Noble

you do'nt think some shitlawyers make bank?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20510680)



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Date: April 21st, 2012 9:31 AM
Author: Idris Elba (Fighting for his life and his skittles. . .)

SOME people have made bank off the Carlton Sheets Real Estate Method, but does that mean it is reliable or even credible?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20512473)



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Date: April 21st, 2012 9:34 AM
Author: Abbot Saxtus (mr)

Carlton Sheets was a genius. when i was a kid, i figured that if school didn't work out, i could always fall back on the Carlton Sheets No Money Down Real Estate method

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20512485)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: Ulysius Johnsmeyer, J.M.

Called Kaye sholar to do my arraignment

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20510721)



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Date: April 20th, 2012 11:05 PM
Author: .,.,.;.,...,..,.,:,,:,..,..,::,..,:,.,.:,..:.,:.:,

*checks to make sure shitlaw steve is in this thread MFE'ing*

*is not disappointed*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20510729)



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Date: April 21st, 2012 11:17 AM
Author: ...,.,.....,....,..,.....,..,

The much bigger threat to solo lawyers and small firms is LegalZoom and the like. Forming corporations and doing simple wills may not be big ticket items, but they probably help pay the rent for a lot of small lawyers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20512906)



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Date: April 21st, 2012 8:19 PM
Author: Idris Elba (Fighting for his life and his skittles. . .)

No, those sites are WONDERFUL, because they will no doubt fuck something up and lead to FUTURE litigation requiring a REAL attorney to step in and fix shit.

The REAL THREAT to solos/small firms are pro se litigants/defendants who just say, "Fuck it" and go it alone.

So many divorce/family law cases are handled pro se now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20515965)



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Date: April 21st, 2012 3:25 PM
Author: NoFaultPIP

the premise of this thread is flawed and completely out of touch with how law is practiced in this country.

I have to laugh, do people really think that Biglaw does most of the legal work in this country?

just. lol.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20514245)



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Date: April 21st, 2012 3:28 PM
Author: indian earl nikesh jindal

i believe op is referring to "big shitlaw firms" not biglaw

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20514254)



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Date: April 23rd, 2012 3:45 PM
Author: .,,..,..,.,..:,,:,...,:::,.,.,:,.,.:.,:.,:.,:,

=(

I kinda wanna go solo after my clerkship ends

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1929150&forum_id=2#20529859)